Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has sent his mandate letter to Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino asking for a plan to eliminate the fees required to apply for Canadian citizenship. The fee has been a strong barrier preventing newcomers from becoming Canadian citizens. The current processing fee of $530 for adults, the $100 right-of-citizenship fee, plus an extra $100 for applicants under 18 could bring the cost to $1,460 for a family of four.
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada is looking at a timeline for eliminating the application fees and studying how to cover the cost, according to the press secretary for the minister, Mathieu Genest. Statistics Canada data shows the rate of immigrants who are becoming citizens after living in the country for six years has dropped significantly.